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Definition of Sheepshank

Sheepshank
Sheepshank Sheep"shank`, n. (Naut.) A hitch by which a rope may be temporarily shortened.

Meaning of Sheepshank from wikipedia

- that is used to shorten a rope or take up slack, such as the sheepshank. The sheepshank knot is not stable. It will fall apart under too much load or...
- presented in order of increasing stability. This version of the knot uses a sheepshank, in this kind of application also known as a bell ringer's knot, to form...
- Richard Sheepshanks (30 July 1794, in Leeds – 4 August 1855, in Reading) was a British astronomer. He was born the son of Joseph Sheepshanks, a Leeds textile...
- Sheepshanks is a surname. Notable people include: Anne Sheepshanks (1794–1855), English astronomical benefactor David Sheepshanks, British businessman...
- David Richard Sheepshanks CBE DL is the founding and current Chairman of the St George's Park National Football Centre and former Chairman of Ipswich...
- pad Cat's paw – connects a rope to an object Catshankvariant of the sheepshank, clinched by two overhand knots with the bights p****ed through the twists...
- Sheepshanks is a small lunar impact crater located near the northern edge of Mare Frigoris. Due south on the opposite s**** is the prominent crater Aristoteles...
- knot Strangle knot Surgeon's knot Thief knot Jamming knot Sheet bend Sheepshank Common whipping List of bend knots List of knots Rope splicing Ashley...
- John Sheepshanks may refer to: John Sheepshanks (priest) (1765-1844), Archdeacon of Cornwall and vicar of St Gluvias John Sheepshanks (art collector) (1787–1863)...
- The Sheepshanks Equatorial Telescope was a 6.7-inch (170 mm) aperture refracting telescope installed in 1838 at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The...